Word: mitter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...main qualification of Ambassador to France Evan Galbraith "is that he speaks French and is a friend of Giscard d'Estaing, who is out of power and is considered the archenemy of [Francois Mitter rand] the man who is running the country." Ambassador to Italy Maxwell Rabb is an "eminent lawyer who speaks no Italian." As for Ambassador to Mexico John Gavin, he is "a Hollywood actor, and not a very good one at that...
...mainly because his views on France's defense have not always been consistent during his 35-year political career. A confirmed "Atlanticist" who be lieved in having a common Western de fense, he voted against De Gaulle's development of an independent nuclear deterrent. The Common Program Mitter rand signed with the Communist Party in 1972 also rejected the force de frappe. Not until 1977 did Hernu, then a close adviser of Mitterrand's, persuade him that a nuclear force was a requisite for a modern state and that France's program was too far advanced...
After a meeting with Hernu, U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger praised France for taking steps that "will enhance the security of our common alliance." Says Richard Perle, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy: "From the military point of view, we might wish we had a few more Mitter rand governments." The Soviets certainly do not agree. Pravda has expressed "bewilderment" at Mitterrand's support for U.S. defense policies...